Enjoy your Memorial Day Weekend!

Have a safe and wonderful Memorial Day Weekend!!
BBQ's this wkend..you can enjoy them and stay in your calorie budget...green veggies, grilled chicken or fish, a small amount of mac & cheese or potato salad....water and a small piece of dessert. Get out there and run around with the kids to work some of it off!

Inspirational Thought of the Day

Time is like a river.
You can not touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again.
Make good use of every moment of your life.
Nigerian Proverb

Recipe of the Week!

Chicken and Past Salad

 

Quick and easy to prepare, this low fat summer chicken and pasta salad makes a light yet filling lunch or supper on a warm summer's evening. Enjoy with a chilled glass of wine.

Ingredients:

• 8 ounces uncooked tube pasta (penne or ziti)
• 1 medium zucchini, chopped
• 1 medium tomato, chopped
• 1 cup peas, thawed
• 1/2 red pepper, chopped
• 1 1/2 cups cooked shredded/chopped chicken breast
• 1/4 cup low fat buttermilk
• 1/4 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
• 1/4 cup chopped basil
• Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

Cook pasta according to the directions on the package. Rinse with cold water. Add chopped zucchini, tomatoes, peas, red pepper and chicken breast. Combine buttermilk and yogurt. Spoon over salad. Sprinkle basil and toss. Serves 6
Per Serving: Calories 218, Calories from Fat 11, Total Fat 1.3g (sat 0.3g), Cholesterol 23mg, Sodium 75mg, Carbohydrate 35.3g, Fiber 2.9g, Protein 16.3g

More inspiration....

Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspirational Thought of the Day

To succeed you need to find something to hold on to, something to motivate you, something to inspire you.
Tony Dorsett

Your will has to be....

greater than your want to lose weight.  Before losing weight you have to get it in your mind that you are about to make a lifestyle change and that its a change that will not happen overnight.  Even with the help of injections and appetite suppressants, an individual will still have to make changes to keep the weight off. So today I challenge you to start making lifestyle changes, one step at a time........

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